Practice Management: Page 351

CMS declines to revisit CT colonography coverage
By Eric Barnes
In a stunning year-end setback for screening CT colonography, the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has turned down a request by advocates for CT colonography to reconsider its 2009 decision not to pay for the imaging-based colon cancer screening exam.
December 14, 2016
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Obama signs 21st Century Cures Act
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
President Barack Obama signed the 21st Century Cures Act on Tuesday, enacting legislation that includes funding to combat the opioid epidemic, support medical research for cancer, and speed up the approval of medical devices and pharmaceuticals.
December 13, 2016
VA scales back proposal on nurses reading imaging exams
By Brian Casey
In a victory for radiologists, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has scaled back a proposal that grants expanded duties to advanced-level nurses within the VA system, by removing language that some observers believed could have allowed nurses to perform and interpret medical imaging studies.
December 12, 2016
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NCCN recommends Sirtex's microspheres
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Cancer treatment firm Sirtex Medical announced that its resin microspheres have been included as a recommended treatment in the latest National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) Clinical Practice Guidelines.
December 11, 2016
Breast cancer has higher toll on socially isolated women
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Socially isolated breast cancer survivors have higher rates of recurrence and mortality than women with larger social networks, according to a study published online December 12 in Cancer.
December 11, 2016
Cedars-Sinai begins using BrightMatter system
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles said it has begun using Synaptive Medical's BrightMatter Guide system to visualize the inside of the brain during surgery.
December 8, 2016
Zotec renews TRA Medical Imaging contract
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Medical billing firm Zotec Partners has renewed a revenue cycle management contract with TRA Medical Imaging.
December 8, 2016
ACR names 2017 gold medalists
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American College of Radiology (ACR) Board of Chancellors has named three gold medalists in honor of their service to radiology.
December 7, 2016
U.S. Senate passes 21st Century Cures Act
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Senate has passed the 21st Century Cures Act by a 94-5 vote, bringing the legislation before President Barack Obama, who is expected to sign it.
December 7, 2016
SABCS: RT complicates breast implant reconstruction
By Kate Madden Yee
Radiation therapy (RT) may increase complications in breast cancer patients who undergo implant reconstruction, according to a study presented this week at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium (SABCS). But those patients who undergo autologous, or "flap" reconstruction, are not as susceptible to complications.
December 7, 2016
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ASRT adds new member benefit
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) has introduced Directed Reading Flex Plan, a new benefit option that will enable members to access continuing education materials in the content areas they choose.
December 6, 2016
Societies eye role for prostate MRI-guided biopsy
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Urological Association and the Society of Abdominal Radiology are recommending the use of MRI and MRI-targeted biopsy in monitoring patients for prostate cancer after a negative biopsy.
December 5, 2016
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